The Great Northern Railway (GNR) No. 1 class Stirling Single is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling , they are characterised by a single pair of large (8 ft 1 in) driving wheels which led to the nickname "eight-footer" .

Stirling built his engines for speed and power, in order to handle some of the continuous gradients on the main York-London GNR line, and to compete against the Midland Railway and L&NWR in the Races to the North. Stirling joined the GNR in 1866 having previously been Locomotive Superintendent of the Glasgow & South Western Railway since 1853.

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) No. 1 Class Stirling Single, is a 4-2-2 type of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling, they are characterized by a single pair of large driving wheels which led to the nickname "eight-footer".

2023年3月17日 · English: Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 No. 1 (Stirling Single) steam locomotive and tender, designed by Patrick Stirling, built at Doncaster 1870, withdrawn 1907. The following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total. Now Then Thomas... Wait for the nice people to MOVE - geograph.org.uk - 2219208.jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 325 KB. York Nrm.

These elegant machines, with their single 8ft 1in diameter driving wheels, handled fast trains on the East Coast route for many years, with the last not being retired until the early years of the 20th Century. Pioneer Stirling ‘Single’ No. 1 was set aside for preservation in 1907.

2023年11月10日 · We are proud to announce that the OO Gauge GNR Stirling Single No.1 will be returning in all its glory and in an all-new small tender version. GNR and Pre-grouping fans will finally be able to get their hands on a ready to-run model of No.1 in the same condition as it was restored to in the 1930s.

No. 1470, Great Northern, was rebuilt as the solitary Thompson A1/1, the rest as LNER Class A3. BR No. 69523; Serviceable. BR No. 60103 Flying Scotsman; Undergoing refit. Construction started by the GNR, but delivered to the LNER. ^ "Doncaster-built locomotive returns home". National Railway Museum. Science Museum Group. 25 January 2021.

2023年11月10日 · Locomotion Models announce re-release of one of their most popular models to date —the GNR Stirling Single No.1 in Museum Condition, produced by Rapido Trains UK. The Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 No.1 was designed by …

2017年9月5日 · The Great Northern Railway (GNR) No. 1 class Stirling Single is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling, they are characterised by a single pair of large driving wheels which led to the nickname "eight-footer".

2020年12月2日 · Die Dampflokomotiven der GNR Stirling 4-2-2 oder Stirling Single wurden von Patrick Stirling für die Great Northern Railway (GNR) entworfen und von 1870 bis 1895 gebaut. Wie bei der GNR üblich, folgte die Nummerierung der Lokomotiven keiner Ordnung.